Between 1933 and 1962, they would give out over $120 billion in home loans and business loans. Two-thirds of all African American workers were blocked from social security until the 1950s. The Servicemen's Re-Adjustment Act of 1944 is better known as the GI Bill of Rights. Among other things, it sent veterans of World War II to college.
When it comes to U.S. government programs and support designed to benefit particular racial groups, history is clear. White folks have received most of the handouts. Part of our summer mini-season of rebroadcasts.
By John Biewen, with Deena Hayes-Greene of the Racial Equity Institute and Season 2 series collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika.